Travelin 'thru

Travelin 'Thru is a song written and sung by Dolly Parton for the film Transamerica . The song was nominated for an Oscar for Best Movie Song in 2006 . Travelin 'Thru was also nominated for the Golden Globes and Grammy Awards .

publication

The song is played during the closing credits of Transamerica . It is also the last and twenty-first track on the official soundtrack. In 2006 there was also a single release.

background

That Dolly Parton wrote this song for the film Transamerica is part of her advocacy for LGBTQ rights. This can be traced back to their 1991 album Eagle When She Flies and the song Family . The fact that she positioned herself as a country star with Travelin 'Thru earned her a lot of hate mail. According to Parton, the song is also inspired by a trans man from Parton's organization.

Web links

• Travelin 'Thru on Allmusic

Awards and nominations

  Awards

• Gold Derby Award 2006.
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2005.
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2005, Best Original Song.

Nominations

• Oscar : nomination for best movie song. Also nominated was It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp by Three 6 Mafia from Hustle & Flow and In the Deep by Michael Becker and Kathleen York from the film LA Crash ( Crash ). It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp won an Oscar. It was the first time since the Academy Awards in 1988 that only three songs were nominated. It is common to have around five nominations per Oscar year.
• Golden Globe Awards 2006 : Nomination for Best Original Song . Travelin 'Thru was beatenby Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupinaus from Brokeback Mountain , A Love That Will Never Grow Old .
• Grammy Awards 2007 : Nomination for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media , the award went to Or Town by Randy Newman from Cars .
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006: Nomination for Best Song . The prize was won by Hustle & Flow from the film of the same name.
• Online Film & Television Association 2006: Nomination for Best Original Song . The award went to A Love That Will Never Grow Old from Brokeback Montain.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Transamerica Soundtrack on Allmusic .
2. ↑ The single Travelin 'Thru on Allmusic .
3. ↑ Stephen L. Betts, Flashback: See Dolly Parton Stand for Transgender Equality , Rolling Stone, January 31, 2017.
4. ^ John Gerome, Country icons Nelson, Parton sing in films with gay, transsexual themes , Salt Lake Tribune, February 17, 2006.
5. ↑ 2006 Gold Derby Awards on IMDb
6. ↑ 2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards on IMDb .
7. ↑ Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2005 on IMDb .
8. ^ Oscar 2006: Full list of winners and nominees , The Guardian, March 6, 2006.
9. ↑ Helen AS Popkin, 'It's Hard Out Here' for a good Oscar song today.com dated February 26, 2006.
10. ↑ Todd Leopold, 'Mountain' looms over Oscar nominations , CNN, March 5, 2006.
11. ↑ Golden Globes 2006 on IMDb .
12. ↑ Grammy Awards 2007 on IMDb .
13. ↑ Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006 on IMDb .
14. ↑ OFTA Award 2006 at the IMDb